RT Book, Section
A1 Benyamin, Ramsin
A1 Vallejo, Ricardo
A1 Rehman, Atiq
A1 Burton, Allen
A2 Diwan, Sudhir
A2 Staats, Peter S.
SR Print(0)
ID 1107197916
T1 Vertebral Augmentation
T2 Atlas of Pain Medicine Procedures
YR 2015
FD 2015
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9780071738767
LK accessanesthesiology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1107197916
RD 2024/04/20
AB The  aging  population  gives  us  cause  for  great  concern  especially  in  those  suffering  from  osteoporosis.  Rates  are  climbing,  especially  in  women.  Osteoporosis  has  reached  epidemic  proportions  and  is  a  major  public  health  issue  for  an  estimated  44  million  Americans  and  200  million  people  world  wide.  According  to  the  2005  annual  report  of  The  National  Osteoporosis  Foundation,  1  in  every  2  women  and  1  in  every  4  men  aged  50  and  older  suffered  from  osteoporosis-related  fracture.  Vertebral  compression  fractures  (VCFs)  constitute  the  most  frequent  complication  of  osteoporosis,  with  nearly  half  of  all  of  the  2  million  bone  fractures  caused  by  osteoporosis.  The  estimated  medical  cost  in  2005  was  over  $16.9  billion.  The  prevalence  of  VCFs  increases  with  age,  reaching  40%  in  women  over  80  years  of  age.  Women  with  clinically  diagnosed  VCFs  have  a  15%  higher  mortality  rate  and  are  2  to  3  times  more  likely  to  die  of  pulmonary  causes.  Over  50%  of  people  with  1  or  2  VCFs,  require  self-care  assistance,  which  is  significantly  higher  compared  to  8%  of  osteoarthritis  patients  suffering  from  low  back  pain.  It  is  noteworthy  that  each  VCF  increases  the  chance  of  another  VCF  by  19.2%  within  the  same  year.  Two  VCFs  increase  the  probability  of  a  third  fracture  by  24%  within  a  year.